Season starts on right foot

Friday, September 27

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Grand Canyon

SDSU Fall Classic

9/29/2019 6:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Lopes make strong showing in 1st fall event

By: Jerob Moon

SAN DIEGO — The Grand Canyon women's tennis team kicked off the fall season successfully at the SDSU Fall Classic over the weekend.

Eight Lopes were scattered throughout six singles draws and three doubles draws. Returning All-WAC first-team doubles duo Autum Prudhomme and Celia Morel won a draw while the Lopes also won 12 singles matches.

Prudhomme, a junior, and Morel, a senior, competed in the third doubles flight and defeated pairs from McNeese State and Cal State Northridge both by 6-2 scores to advance to the finals. In the draw final, the GCU pair took down UTEP's Eve Daniels and Lina Sachica 6-4.

Lopes sophomore Jana Weiss, a transfer from Southern Utah, teamed up with freshman Natasha Puehse in the top doubles flight and picked up a Power-5 win with a 6-4 victory over Lindsay Hung and Katya Hersh of Utah.

Pueshe also competed in the top singles flight and won her opening match 6-3, 6-1 against Tamara Culibrk of San Jose State. Morel won a pair of matches against Jolene Coetzee of CSUN (6-4, 2-6, 6-4) and Sofia Moreno from McNeese State (6-2, 6-1).

GCU senior Celina Buhr bounced back with a pair of singles wins after dropping her first match while Prudhomme and junior Ludovica Infantino each won two singles matches.

The Lopes will be back in action at the ITA Southwest Regional from Oct. 17-21.

Singles

Flight 1
Natasha Puehse (GCU) def. Tamara Culibrk (SJSU) 6-3, 6-1
Tamara Arnold (SDSU) def. Natasha Puehse (GCU) 6-4, 6-0
Jolene Coetzee (CSUN) def. Natasha Puehse (GCU) 6-4, 6-2
Celia Morel (GCU) def. Jolene Coetzee (CSUN) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Lindsay Hung (UTAH) def. Celia Morel (GCU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
Celia Morel (GCU) def. Sofia Moreno (MSU) 6-2, 6-1

Flight 2
Erandi Martinez (UTEP) def. Celina Buhr (GCU) 6-2, 6-4
Celina Buhr (GCU) def. Savannah Sendar (SJSU) 6-2, 6-4
Celina Buhr (GCU) def. Dalia Ahmed (MSU) 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4)

Flight 3
Abbie Mulbarger (SDSU) def. Jana Weiss (GCU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
Anya Lamoreaux (UTAH) def. Jana Weiss (GCU) 6-1, 6-1
Jana Weiss (GCU) def. Carlotta Romito (MSU) 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7)

Flight 4
Thassane Abrahim (UTEP) def. Martina Lo Pumo (GCU) 6-4, 6-3
Emma Roenholt(CSUN) def. Martina Lo Pumo (GCU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
Martina Lo Pumo (GCU) def. Jasmine Rich (UTAH) 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (13-11)

Flight 5
Ludovica Infantino (GCU) def. Eve Daniels (UTEP) 6-4, 6-3
Kiara Milojkovic (SJSU) def. Ludovica Infantino (GCU) 6-1, 6-3
Ludovica Infantino (GCU) def. Laura Malsert (SJSU) 6-4, 6-4

Flight 6
Lina Sachica (UTEP) def. Autum Prudhomme (GCU) 7-6, 6-1
Autum Prudhomme (GCU) def. Hanna Bilnoiskaya (MSU) 6-2, 6-3
Autum Prudhomme (GCU) def. Madison McKay (UTAH) 6-2, 6-3
Mathilde Lirzin (GCU) def. Madison McKay (UTAH) 6-3, 6-3
Lauren Anderson (CSUN) def. Mathilde Lirzin (GCU) 7-6, 6-2
Lisa Marie Wurst (CSUN) def. Mathilde Lirzin (GCU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles

Flight 1
Ekaterina Repine/ Lauren Anderson (CSUN) def. Jana Weiss/Natasha Puehse (GCU) 7-5
Jana Weiss/Natasha Puehse (GCU) def. Kathleen Percegona/Maria Aveiga (UTEP) 6-2
Jana Weiss/Natasha Puehse (GCU) def. Lindsay Hung/Katya Hersh (UTAH) 6-4

Flight 2
Mia Smith/Abbie Mulbarger (SDSU) def. Martina Lo Pumo/Ludovica Infantino (GCU) 7-6
Tamara Culibrk/Laura Malsert (SJSU) def. Martina Lo Pumo/Ludovica Infantino (GCU) 6-2
Erandi Martinez/Thassane Abrahim (UTEP) def. Martina Lo Pumo/Ludovica Infantino (GCU) 6-4

Flight 3
Santibanez/Galazka (CSUN) def. Celina Buhr/Mathilde Lirzin (GCU) 6-2
Celina Buhr/Mathilde Lirzin (GCU) def. Stella Carra/Hanna Bilnouskaya (MSU) 6-3
Cecile Morin/Agustina Rimoldi (SDSU) def. Celina Buhr/Mathilde Lirzin (GCU) 6-2
Autum Prudhomme/Celia Morel (GCU) def. Stella Carra/Hanna Bilnouskaya (MSU) 6-2
Autum Prudhomme/Celia Morel (GCU) def. Santibanez/Galazka (CSUN) 6-2
Autum Prudhomme/Celia Morel (GCU) def. Eve Daniels/Lina Sachica (UTEP) 6-4